Wire-band cutter



(No Model.)

B. F. MoGARTY.

7 Wire Ban d Cutter."

No. 239.817. Patented Apri|5,|88l.

WITNESSES: INVENTOR:

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

BENJAMIN F. MOCARTY, OF ROLLING PRAIRIE, INDIANA.

WIRE-BAND CUTTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 239,817, dated April 5,1881.

Application filed February 1, 1881. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, BENJAMIN F. MOOARTY, ofRollin g Prairie, in the county'of La Porte and State of Indiana, haveinvented a new and Improved Wire-Band-Outtin g Implement, of which thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description. I

Figure 1 is a plan view, and Fig. 2 is a central longitudinal section,of myimproved bandcutter.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

The object of my invention is a convenient implement for cutting thewire bands of bundles or sheaves of grain before feeding the same to athrashing-machine; and the invention consists of a hollow handle orcasing having its upper end reduced in size, the casing being adapted toslide a suitable distance on a central spindle which carries a springand the cutting-blades, the blades being so constructed and pivoted thatthe ends or shanks thereof will be brought together by the downwardthrust of the handle or casing.

The hollow handle or casing Ais reduced in size at its upper end, asshown, which forms the inclined shoulders a on the inside of the casing,and the casing is provided with the opening I) at the top, through whichthe end of the central spindle, B, passes. The spindle B is bifurcated,and has the blades 0 G pivoted between the parts B B thereof by therivet e. The blades 0 0 have their cuttin g-edges curved outwardly, andare each formed with the long shanks c c, which are held apart by thespring 01, placed between The downward thrust of the blades being re-'sisted when they come in contact with the band, the casing will slideupon the spindle, and the'inclined shoulders of the inside of thecasing, coming in contact with the ends of the shanks of the blades,will bring them suddenly together, causing the cutting-edges to severthe wire. As soon as the downward thrust ceases the parts will becarried back to place by the action of the springs.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- The wire-band cutter herein shown and described,consisting of the hollow sliding handle or casing A, formed with theinclined shoulders act on the inside, in combination with the spindle B,the pivoted blades 0 0, having the shanks o c, and the springs F and d,substantially as set forth.

BENJAMIN F. MOOARTY.

SETH EASON.

